OpenV2 Buddy
A floating pixel pet on the workbench that reacts while the AI builds your app.
OpenV2 Buddy is a floating pixel companion on the workbench. It shows what the assistant is doing, celebrates milestones, and adds small moments of personality while you build — without getting in the way of your chat.
Buddy appears on desktop workbench sessions. It is hidden on mobile and in viewer-only project access.
Turn Buddy on or off
Open OpenV2 Buddy settings from either place:
| Location | Path |
|---|---|
| Project menu | Workbench → project menu (⋯) → Appearance → OpenV2 Buddy |
| Account settings | Settings → Profile → OpenV2 Buddy |
Use the toggle to enable or disable Buddy for your browser. Preferences are stored locally.
Choose a pet and size
OpenV2 ships with preset companions from the Petdex gallery:
| Pet | Notes |
|---|---|
| Baddy (default) | OpenV2 mascot — sits with a laptop while the agent works |
| Paperclip | Tiny office paperclip assistant |
| Boba | Otter with bubble tea |
| Humboldt | Calm penguin |
| Tiko | Yellow utility robot |
Use the Buddy size slider to scale the sprite. If you dragged Buddy off-screen, tap Reset position (dock above chat) to snap it back above the chat input.
Move and snooze Buddy
| Gesture | Result |
|---|---|
| Drag | Place Buddy anywhere on the workbench |
| Click | Wave + a random greeting bubble |
| Hover | Small jump animation |
| Double-click | Snooze 5 minutes — Buddy hides until the timer ends (this session only) |
How Buddy reacts
Buddy reads workbench signals — agent busy state, tool events, preview status, chat input, and account memory — and picks an animation plus speech bubble.
| Situation | Animation | Example bubble |
|---|---|---|
| Agent working | Running (laptop) | Working… |
| Agent finished | Jump | Done!, Shipped!, All set! |
| Preview ready | Jump | Preview ready! |
Memory saved (remember tool) | Jump | Saved! |
| Plan mode draft | Review | Review plan |
| Ask-user draft | Waiting | Needs you |
| Build or chat error | Failed | Something went wrong |
| Queued messages | Waiting | Ready when you are! |
| You type in chat input | Waiting | Take your time… |
| Idle | Idle / random bubbles | What are we building today? |
While idle, Buddy may show a short line from your enabled account memories about once in four idle bubbles.
Tips
- Buddy is cosmetic — it does not change how the AI builds your app
- Snooze is stored in session storage; a full browser restart clears it even if five minutes have not passed
- If you update pet artwork locally, hard-refresh the workbench so the spritesheet reloads